Olympus Selected for Inclusion in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World)
2021年12月2日 - 04:00PM
JCN Newswire
Olympus Corporation ("Olympus" - Director, Representative
Executive Officer, President and CEO: Yasuo Takeuchi) has been
selected for inclusion in the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability World
Index (DJSI World) and the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Asia
Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific), among the world's most
recognized corporate sustainability indices. Olympus is admitted to
the DJSI World for the first time this year and in the DJSI Asia
Pacific for the third consecutive year.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) are corporate
sustainability evaluation indices for environmental, social and
governance (ESG) investment. Jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones
Indices and RobecoSAM, the DJSI track the financial performance of
leading companies in terms of ESG criteria. Companies with
excellent corporate sustainability practices are assured and
selected annually.
In 2021, 322 companies were selected as DJSI World members from
approximately 3500 companies in 61 industry sectors that were
evaluated worldwide, and 153 companies were selected as DJSI Asia
Pacific members from approximately 600 companies assessed in the
region. Olympus is one of only 10 out of 84 companies to have been
selected as DJSI World in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies
sector. Our scores on Corporate Governance, Innovation Management,
Operational Eco-Efficiency, Occupational Health and Safety
initiatives have improved this year and those efforts were highly
rated.
In addition to DJSI World and DJSI Asia Pacific, Olympus was also
named in the FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan
Index.
Based on Our Purpose of "Making people's lives healthier, safer and
more fulfilling," Olympus believes that the sustainability of a
company will be recognized primarily by meeting the demands and
expectations of society and fulfilling our responsibilities through
dialogue with all stakeholders. Since announcing our material
issues (materiality)*1 at the beginning of our Corporate Strategy
in 2019, we have further strengthened our efforts to address ESG
challenges. We will continue to contribute to a sustainable society
by actively engaging in activities that incorporate ESG
perspectives to fulfill our corporate social responsibilities on a
global scale.
For more information on our ESG initiatives, please refer to the
Integrated Report 2021*2 and the Sustainability Report 2021*3.
*1: The following five materiality items were identified;
"Healthcare access and outcomes", "Compliance, product quality and
safety", "Responsible supply chain", "Diversity and inclusion", and
"Carbon neutral society and circular economy" (this item was added
in May, 2021).
*2:
https://www.olympus-global.com/ir/data/integratedreport/pdf/integrated_report_2021e_A4.pdf
*3:
https://www.olympus-global.com/csr/download/pdf/Olympus_Sustainability_Report_2021e.pdf
About Olympus
Olympus is passionate about creating customer-driven solutions for
the medical, life sciences, and industrial equipment industries.
For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people's
lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling by helping to detect,
prevent, and treat disease; furthering scientific research; and
ensuring public safety. Olympus is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan,
with more than 30,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries
and regions. For more information, visit www.olympus-global.com and
follow our global Twitter account: @Olympus_Corp.
Olympus Contact (Tokyo)
Yuka Horimoto
+81-90-2490-1071
yuka.horimoto@olympus.com
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